Identifying additional benefits could help us understand the biological pathways influenced by these drugs and uncover new opportunities for disease prevention and treatment, including cancer prevention. Aparna Kamat, MD Kamat is the senior author of a new study published in the journal Annals of Oncology that found a potential link between taking GLP-1 medications, such as Ozempic , Wegovy , Zepbound , and Mounjaro , and a decrease in the overall risk of developing obesity-related cancers in people without diabetes
KFFs analysis of newly released Medicare Part D spending data from CMS shows that total gross Medicare spending on the three newest versions of these diabetes medications that have also been recently approved for weight loss Ozempic, Rybelsus, and Mounjaro has skyrocketed in recent years, rising from $57 million in 2018 to $5.7 billion in 2022 (Figure 1)
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High demand for Ozempic and Wegovy outstripped manufacturing capacity, creating supply gaps that compounding pharmacies were legally permitted to fill under federal law